Senate Bill 69

Introduced Senate Bill (S)

Authored by

DIGEST

Use of DNA evidence. Permits, subject to Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) guidelines, the superintendent of the state police department to authorize the investigation of a person genetically related to an individual whose DNA profile is stored in the Indiana DNA data base if the results of a DNA test conducted on a DNA sample as part of a criminal investigation: (1) do not show an exact match between the DNA sample and the DNA profile stored in the data base; but (2) show that the DNA sample matches the DNA profile stored in the data base so closely asUse of DNA evidence. Permits, subject to Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) guidelines, the superintendent of the state police department to authorize the investigation of a person genetically related to an individual whose DNA profile is stored in the Indiana DNA data base if the results of a DNA test conducted on a DNA sample as part of a criminal investigation: (1) do not show an exact match between the DNA sample and the DNA profile stored in the data base; but (2) show that the DNA sample matches the DNA profile stored in the data base so closely asto suggest that a person genetically related to the individual whose DNA profile is stored in the data base may be a suspect.... View more